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[ZattMurdock]

Just now, TwoMisfits said:

 

Ummm, hello - he had a sidekick right from the beginning:)...who always had faith in him and told him to keep that faith.

 

Which is exactly what a good sidekick does, b/c they sure don't fight the big fights:)...

I mean how does anyone think that ignoring available screens is a good idea for the business lol

[Menor the Destroyer]

1 hour ago, Menor Reborn said:

Yep, seems about right (comps to weekend are headed for 15.5-17 in the theaters I'm tracking). As I said in the weekend thread looks like length is winning out over PLF skew. 

Calculated ATP wrong, comes out to 16-17.5 with corrected #s (16 comped to Sun, 17-17.5 comped to Fri/Sat). Midpoint still not that different from Deadline.

Edited December 20, 2022 by Menor Reborn

[TwoMisfits]

Just now, ZattMurdock said:

I mean how does anyone think that ignoring available screens is a good idea for the business lol

 

It's a strategy...and 2022 has not seemed like the year that Disney really employed any great strategies for their theatrical releases...

[ZattMurdock]

Just now, TwoMisfits said:

 

It's a strategy...and 2022 has not seemed like the year that Disney really employed any great strategies for their theatrical releases...

Fucking Chapek. Make it right, Papa Iger

 

 

[jedijake]

This is Deadline we're talking about, so........

[GipJo]

3 minutes ago, ZattMurdock said:

I mean how does anyone think that ignoring available screens is a good idea for the business lol

They should've pushed normal 3D as the baseline experience for Avatar 2 at least, premium screens can only take you this far.

[interiorgatordecorator]

Just now, jedijake said:

This is Deadline we're talking about, so........

 

is deadline really capable of missing more than a million or two?

[ZattMurdock]

Just now, interiorgatordecorator said:

 

is deadline really capable of missing more than a million or two?

Definitely. Charlie said so confidently that it’s likely $18m+.

[Mulder]

Just now, ZattMurdock said:

Definitely. Charlie said so confidently that it’s likely $18m+.

Link? I don't doubt you, just curious.

[interiorgatordecorator]

did disney really go out of their way to tell people to watch it in imax? there was a poster I guess, but I really dont remember anything more than that, think its just customers making a decision

Edited December 20, 2022 by interiorgatordecorator

[JustLurking]

2 minutes ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

 

is deadline really capable of missing more than a million or two?

I mean, yeah. Kinda thought they were on point because menor's comps trended here too but apparently he had the atp wrong, so 🤷‍♂️

 

Could be they're right still though.

Edited December 20, 2022 by JustLurking

[GipJo]

How are Avatar 2 related trends doing on Tiktok? It's the most important advertising platform imo and I'm curious how it does among younger people. Disney is not the best at tiktok promo.

[ZattMurdock]

1 minute ago, Mulder said:

Link? I don't doubt you, just curious.

 

11 minutes ago, charlie Jatinder said:

guess never doubt the lack of fanfiction on that fanfiction website.

 

[Porthos]

1 minute ago, interiorgatordecorator said:

did disney really go out of their way to tell people to watch it in imax? there was a poster I guess, but I really dont remember anything more than that, think its just custerms making decision

 

Think it's more the general vibe of selling this for the visual experience, which was a debate hashed out in the WE thread.  Recently the marketing has shifted more to the story/action, but it takes a while for reaction to marketing to shift.

 

 

[ZattMurdock]

Just now, Porthos said:

 

Think it's more the general vibe of selling this for the visual experience, which was a debate hashed out in the WE thread.  Recently the marketing has shifted more to the story/action, but it takes a while for reaction to marketing to shift.

 

 

Yeah this reeks like some hardcore fanboys snub talk. Congrats, Avatar fans. Amazing strat.

[XXRDJisDoctorDoom]

@ZattMurdock That quote from Jat is about how no one embraced Avatar in the fandom universe (i.e no fan-fiction).

[TalismanRing]

1 minute ago, Porthos said:

 

Think it's more the general vibe of selling this for the visual experience, which was a debate hashed out in the WE thread.  Recently the marketing has shifted more to the story/action, but it takes a while for reaction to marketing to shift.

 

 

Cameron though didn't take 13 years to get the story right - it was always 90%+ about the never seen before visuals and technology. 

[Mulder]

6 minutes ago, ZattMurdock said:

 

 

 

Just now, XXR 4x OW or Bust said:

@ZattMurdock That quote from Jat is about how no one embraced Avatar in the fandom universe (i.e no fan-fiction).

Yeah I was going to say lol

[ZattMurdock]

2 minutes ago, XXR 4x OW or Bust said:

@ZattMurdock That quote from Jat is about how no one embraced Avatar in the fandom universe (i.e no fan-fiction).

Oh. Well. Back to meltdowns then, nothing to see here.

[Cooper Legion]

3 minutes ago, TalismanRing said:

Cameron though didn't take 13 years to get the story right